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:''For other figures with the same name as well as for the genus of flounders, see [[Cleisthenes (disambiguation)]].''

|nomcommune=Cancale<br>[[Image:France_Cancale_bordercropped.jpg|300px]]<br><small>The fishing port of Cancale</small>

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[[Image:France_Oyster_Harvest_bordercropped.jpg|thumb|250px|Harvesting oysters in Cancale]]

'''Cancale''' ( ''Kankaven'' in [[breton]]) is a [[commune in France|commune]] of the [[Ille-et-Vilaine]]

'''Cleisthenes''' (also '''Clisthenes''' or '''Kleisthenes''') was the tyrant of [[Sicyon]], who aided in the [[First Sacred War]] against [[Kirrha]] that destroyed that city in [[590s BC|595 BC]]. He is also told to have organised with success a war against [[Argos]] because of his anti-[[Dorian]] feelings. After his victory he abolished all the [[rhapsodists]] of [[Homer]], because they vaunted the citizens of [[Argos]]. The key innovation of his reign, which Herodotus mentions, is the reformation of the tribal system in the city of Sicyon. Herodotus states that he gave new names to all the tribes, calling his own non-Doric tribe, rulers of the people, and naming the other three Doric tribes after various animals. Herodotus does not however, relate exactly what Cleisthenes' reform was. Whatever this reform was, it must have been successful for the all the tribes kept their names for a long time, even after the death of Cleisthenes.

''[[département in France|département]]'', in [[France]].

==Tourism==

He organized a competition with his daughter [[Agariste]] as a prize; the two main competitors for her were the Alcmaeonid [[Megacles]], and [[Hippocleides]]. Because [[Hippocleides]] made a fool of himself by dancing drunkenly in front of Cleisthenes, Megacles was chosen to marry Agariste.

A relative of Cleisthenes was the later [[Cleisthenes of Athens]] and Agariste, the mother of [[Pericles]].

Cancale lies along the coast to the east of [[Saint-Malo]]. It is a picturesque fishing village popular with visitors many of whom are drawn by its reputation as the '[[oyster]] capital of Brittany'. Though a small town it is well served by a large number of restaurants, many specialising in seafood. When not eating one can sit and watch the bustle of this busy little town with many stalls selling crustaceans of all types.

His death is estimated around or before [[532 BC]].

There is a pleasant coastal path which permits a circular walk from the town to the [[Pointe du Grouin]] with views across the bay towards [[Mont Saint Michel]].

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Eugène Feyen painted Cancale and the inhabitants with the oyster-picking Cancalaises for several decades around 1865-1908.

==Oysters==

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History has it that [[Louis XIV of France|Louis XIV]] had his oysters brought to [[Versailles]] from Cancale. Centuries later, the farming of oysters is still a major activity in the port and there are oyster beds covering about 7.3 square kilometres easily seen from the pier at the harbour. These beds harvest about 25,000 tons of oysters each year.

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